The Athletic NBA Daily

The NBA season is just days away, and every year there is a team that no one expects to win a lot games…..that wins a lot of games. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Trill Bro Dude of the You Know Ball Podcast to guess which team that will be this year. Alex Speers gives context for each team that is a “Surprise Team” candidate and the guys debate why each team won’t be that team, then they answer a trivia question about each team. Then at the end the boys give who they think their “Surprise Team” of the year is.

And…. there is a special announcement for this season for Slam n Jam

Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Trill Bro Dude
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video Producer: Monica Compton
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From Cooper Flagg to Cam Boozer, the NBA is loaded with young, generational talent. Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht are here to put players from the last 3 draft classes into tiers and attempt to project the future heading into the 2026-2027 NBA Season.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Josh Sexton
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Boston Celtics as the one seed, the Utah Jazz as a top-six seed, and the Washington Wizards as a top-eight seed? Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to share predictions ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season and give their League Pass power rankings.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Josh Sexton
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the last 2 MVP's, why can't he do it again? Dave, Es and Andrew explore that and all the other major NBA awards and make predictions ahead of the beginning of the NBA season.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Josh Sexton
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The Western Conference is has 2 juggernauts, but who could challenge the Spurs and Thunder? Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Law Murray are here to put the teams into tiers and answer some big questions heading into the 2026-2027 NBA Season.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Law Murray
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Josh Sexton
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